The Seacliff State Beach memorial wall is dotted with names and faces of Aptos residents who have passed away.

The Seacliff State Beach memorial wall is dotted with names and faces of Aptos residents who have passed away.

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Updated: 7:19 PM PDT Aug 12, 2014

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WEBVTT SEACLIFF STATE BEACHOVER A MEMORIAL WALL.... AND IF ANARRANGEMENT CAN'T BEREACHED SOON, ALL THEMOMENTOS ON THE WALLWILL BE REMOVED.ACTION NEWSREPORTER PHIL GOMEZWITH THE STORY FROMAPTOS.EVERYDAY PEOPLE WALKTHIS PATH AT SEACLIFFSTATE PARK.MANY COME TO TOUCHTHE MEMORIAL WALL,THEHAND OR JUMP TO THESPOT WITH THE NAME OFA FEMALE BASKETBALLPLAYERThose of you who have nevertouched this wall and the peoplewho have say it touches theheartof the community.It's just a reminider that thisis abeautiful place we live in .Theseare all member of our communityTHE STATE PARKSDEPARTMENT SAYS THEMEMORIAL WALL WASERECTED ON PRIVATEPROPERTY.IT ISN'T THE STATE thatWANTS THE MEMORIALSDOWN....BUT THEIRNOTICE HAS CREATED ASTIR.The states going to take it alldown. If you don't take take itdown! Why?The property owner at this timehas decided that it's time toput astop to it and what's going toendup happening is that eh wallsbeen posted.ALL OF THESE MEMENTOSMUST COME DOWN BYTHE END OF AUGUST ORTHE STATE PARKS WILLREMOVE AND HOLDONTO THEM FOR NINETYDAYS.I got a good spot.Dad Had an ocean viewIT'S AN EMOTIONAL TIMEFOR STEVE MACIEL.HIS FATHER CHARLIEPASSED AWAY LAST YEARTHAT'S CHARLIE'S SPOT.HIS KIDS CALLED HIMDAD. HIS GRANDKIDS,"APPA" BECAUSE THEYCOULDN'T SAY,GRANDPA.I like to come down and say hitodad. I can't ell my mother.She's 91 She's decentallyhealthy.I won't tell her this is comingdown. It'll break her heart.CINDY JEWELL WON'T SITBACK AND LET A WALLWITH SO MANY MEMORIESGO DOWN EASILY. SHE'SSTARTED A PETITION ONTHE "TAKE BACK APTOS"WEBSITE.There's a big contingent of thattreasures this wall and thememories that are on it, youjustcan't take it down and pretendlitit doesn't matter because itdoes.NICOLE RICHARDSON,WHO OWNS THEPROPERTY AND THEWALL FOR THE LASTTHIRTEEN YEARS SAYSSHE'S BEEN WORKINGWITH THE PARKSDEPARTMENT FOR THELAST THREE YEARS INHOPES THAT THEY BUILDA SEPARATE MEMORIALWALL . SHE'S SAD THATITS COMES TO THIS.IN APTOS, PHIL GOMEZ,KSBW ACTION NEWSEIGHT.AND A CLARIFICATION ONPHIL'S STORY: IF YOU'REINTERESTED IN SIGINGTHE PETITION TO SAVETHE SEACLIFF BEACHMEMORIAL... THE WEBSITE IS NOT "TAKE BACKAPTOS"...THE CORRECT SITE IS"THE PETITION SITE DOTCOM".... OR YOU CAN GOTO THE LINK WE HAVEON OUR WEB SITE, KSBWDOT COM.#####

Aptos memorial wall to be torn down at Seacliff State Beach

The Seacliff State Beach memorial wall is dotted with names and faces of Aptos residents who have passed away.